A nurse is to take a client in a wheelchair from one unit of the healthcare facility to another. Which method should the nurse use when approaching a curb?

Question

A) Turn the chair around and ease the large back wheels over the curb.
B) Lean forward and use body weight to propel the chair forward.
C) Tip the chair back and lift the small wheels over the curb.
D) Turn the chair around and pull it onto the curb.

Answer 1

C
Feedback:
The nurse should tip the chair back and lift the small wheels over the curb. The nurse should not turn the chair around and ease the large back wheels over the curb, lean forward and use body weight to propel the chair forward, or turn the chair around and pull it onto the curb. The nurse should turn the chair around and ease the large back wheels down when getting off the curb. The nurse should lean forward and use body weight to propel the chair forward when approaching an upward incline.